I. Plan of Roman Civitas, discovered at Wilderspool II. Outer Facing Stones of Rampart at Wilderspool... IV. Base of Smelting Furnace (west and east views)... Poole Hall, Cheshire ... ... TACING PAGE. (1 and 2) Banner and Arms of Sir William Pole, Sketch Map of Roman Lancashire 165 170 172 ...on page 216 ...on page 218 EDITORIAL NOTE. The thanks of the Society are due, and are hereby gratefully rendered to Messrs. BEMROSE, for the loan of two blocks to illustrate the paper on Veratinum; Mr. MAY, for defraying the cost of the plan of Veratinum; Mr. R. D. RADCLIFFE, for a donation of £5 towards the cost of illustrating the volume. The Abstract of Deeds alluded to on page 146 will, it is hoped, appear in vol. liii of the Society's Transactions. The Authors of Papers are alone responsible for the facts and opinions in their several communications. An Index of Archæological Papers published in 1899 (printed under the direction of the Congress of Archæological Societies in union with the Society of Antiquaries) is given at the end of this volume. The present volume has been prepared for the press by R. D. RADCLIFFE, M.A., Ch. Ch. Oxford, F.S.A., Honorary Secretary and Editor. ХХ COUNCIL AND OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1902. (Corrected to 31st January, 1902.) President. THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF CHESTER, D.D. Vice-Presidents. THE LORD LIEUT. OF LANCASHIRE (THE EARL OF DERBY, K.G., G.C.B.) THE LORD LIEUT. OF CHESHIRE (THE EARL EGERTON OF TATTON, THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF LATHOM. THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF LIVERPOOL. THE REV. THE RECTOR OF LIVERPOOL. JOHN PAUL RYLANDS, F.S.A. HENRY DOUGLAS ESHELBY, F.S.A. B Bon. Assistant Secretaries. JAMES A. WAITE, List of Honorary Local Secretaries. DISTRICT. Bacup Blackpool ... Burnier Clitheroe Coine Denton Flixton Haslingden Hawkshead Lancaster Leigh Rainford Ribchester... Rochdale Sefton Southbert Whalley and LANCASHIRE. NAME. Rev. J. S. DOXEY, Christ Church Vicarage, Bacup. The Rev. E. LUPTON, Crystal Road, South Shore, W. FARRER, Marton House, Skipton. The Rev. W. B. GRENSIDE, Melling Vicarage, A. J. ROBINSON, Clitheroe Castle, Clitheroe. The Rev. A. CROFTON, Reddish Green. D. J. LEECH, M.D., Elm House, Whalley Range. JOSEPH RAWLINSON, Ulverston. W. O. ROPER, F.S.A., Lancaster. The Rev. W. STUART WHITE, Esh Vicarage, Durham. The Rev. J. W. WILLIAMS, The Vicarage, Farnworth. Lt. Col. FISHWICK, F.S.A., The Heights. Rochdale. W. OWEN, F.R.I.B.A., Cairo Street Chambers, W. S. WEEKS, Clitheroe. T. R. ELLIS, 18, King Street, Wigan. Rev. J. CARSON, Winwick, Newton-le-Willows. Rev. C. L. REYNOLDS, Wray Vicarage, Lancaster. Bebington... Holmes Chatel Hyde... Maltas Nantwich.. Northwich Middlewich Thurstaston Wallasey CHESHIRE. ROBERT HEAD. Congleton. Rev. FRANCIS SANDERS, Hoylake. Rev. H. G. BARNACLE. Holmes Chapel. Rev. J. F. MESSENGER, Newton Moor Vicarage, JAMES HALL, Lindum House, Nantwich. WM. BANCROFT, Northwich. GEORGE PEARSON, Tythe House, Knutsford, |